Ferpicloz

Geschichte

Ferpicloz is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.HistoryFerpicloz is first mentioned in 1270 as Ferpecles. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Pichlen, however, that name is no longer used.GeographyFerpicloz has an area, of 1km2. Of this area, 0.71km2 or 70.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.15km2 or 14.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.17km2 or 16.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 24.8% is used for growing crops and 44.6% is pastures.The municipality is located in the Sarine district. This small municipality lies on the Fribourg-Bulle road and includes part of the hamlet of Le Mouret.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per saltire Argent and Gules overall a fleur-de-lys counterchanged.DemographicsFerpicloz has a population of., 8.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 33.1%. Migration accounted for 30.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.3%.